<p id=”par-1_55″>Kate Middleton has had quite a year. The Princess of Wales, who is married to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/prince-william/”>Prince William</a>, announced earlier this year that she had been <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/everything-kate-middletons-said-cancer-journey-chemotherapy-ends.html/”>diagnosed with cancer</a>. Kate had surgery but ultimately needed chemotherapy. After months out of the spotlight, she announced toward the end of the summer that she was officially cancer free.</p>
<p id=”par-2_34″>Kate has, of course, leaned on Prince William this year, but as she returns to royal duties, there’s another family member who is bringing a “sense of calm and support” to the future queen.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kate-middleton-has-sophie-duchess-of-edinburgh-at-her-side”>Kate Middleton has Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh at her side</h2>
<p id=”par-3_83″>Kate appears to get along quite well with all of the royals. King Charles reportedly thinks of her as a daughter, and Kate and the royal women have developed strong relationships. Even when Prince Harry was still in the family, he often praised William’s wife. But this year, Kate needed a bit of support as she took time away to focus on her health. Now that she’s back, her relationship with Prince Edward’s wife <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sophie-duchess-edinburgh-dubbed-1-royal-familys-new-stars.html/”>Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh</a>, is only growing more important.</p>
<p id=”par-4_59″>Kate recently attended an annual Remembrance Sunday Service alongside other royals, and while she was originally supposed to be standing next to Camilla Parker Bowles, Camilla had to decline attending due to an illness. As a result, Sophie stood next to Kate. Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline (via <a href=”https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1974389/princess-kate-remembrance-sunday-body-language”>Express</a>) that Kate seemed to enjoy Sophie accompanying her.</p>
<p id=”par-5_33″>“She was seen chatting and smiling gently with Sophie on the balcony and, with Camilla not attending, she appeared to move into central position with Sophie standing to her side, with relaxed-looking confidence.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_53″>James also said that Sophie put a hand on Kate’s back at what point, which was seen as a show of support. “That simple hand gesture showed Sophie’s dual role,” James said. “She is always the royal who brings a sense of calm and support to some of the most emotionally-charged royal occasions.”</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-prince-william-says-kate-middleton-will-be-doing-more-next-year”>Prince William says Kate Middleton ‘will be doing more next year’</h2>
<p id=”par-7_45″>Even upon her royal return, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/kate-middletons-trying-achieve-work-life-balance-amid-slow-return-duties.html/”>Kate has mostly taken things slow</a>. In mid-November, she did attend two royal events in two days, which is the most she’s done all year; the people around Kate have been extremely supportive of her needing some time to heal.</p>
<p id=”par-8_76″>William recently spoke of Kate during his trip to South Africa. He said that he and Kate will “hopefully” be “doing a bit more next year” and that the two will maybe even “have some trips lined up.” However, William also made it clear that when it comes to his children’s public appearances, school always comes first. “They’re at school and I think that takes priority [over] everything else,” William said while speaking to the media.</p>